January 2005 Section A (pdf - 14702 kb)... - Hereford America
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4 • HEREFORD AMERICA <strong>January</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
ford industry especially in the Midwest. optimism for the breed is fueled by recordlevel<br />
cattle prices in the U.S., I believe the<br />
Jill’s Editorial...<br />
In our general area, including about 4<br />
(continued from page 1) other states, we have seen increased demand<br />
new Ridgefield Farms packing plant in Hu-<br />
commercial ad salesmen and the<br />
for <strong>Hereford</strong> cattle and I expect it ron, SD, has helped our industry already.<br />
Nuhsbaumers also raise <strong>Hereford</strong>s in eastern<br />
to continue growing. Some breeders are For those of you who haven’t followed<br />
South Dakota. Steve is a director on completely sold out of bulls and we have Ridgefield Farms Premium <strong>Hereford</strong> Beef<br />
the SD <strong>Hereford</strong> Association board. Congratulations!<br />
seen some really good bull sales this fall. or are reading this newspaper for the first<br />
(See their clever ad on page The Canadian sales have been good too time, Ridgefield is a company with a pre-<br />
B-15.)<br />
with some high dollar cattle selling to mium branded <strong>Hereford</strong> beef product line.<br />
What a year it has been for the Here-<br />
breeders in the U.S. While a lot of this The company has been in operation for<br />
Culotte steak at the Cross Roads restaurant in<br />
Huron. The Cross Roads and Ryan’s Hangar<br />
Restaurant both serve Ridgefield beef<br />
exclusively.<br />
Tues., Feb. 1, <strong>2005</strong> - Stockmen’s Livestock, Dickinson, ND<br />
FH L1 Domino 403 Reg. #: 42521083<br />
BD: 1/20/04 • Birth Weight: 72 lbs. • WWt: 736 lbs.<br />
Sire: HH Advance 767G • Sire of Dam: JV General 660<br />
Sired by calving ease specialist 767G. 403 is more than a<br />
heifer bull with his performance and proven genetics he<br />
can easily star in any herd. Red eyes and great carcass<br />
traits. Retained semen interest.<br />
BW -1.3<br />
WW +33<br />
YW +66<br />
Milk +36<br />
M&G +53<br />
BW +4.0<br />
WW +40<br />
YW +82<br />
Milk +21<br />
M&G +41<br />
FH L1 Domino 405 Reg. #: 42519185<br />
BD: 1/22/04 • Birth Weight: 97 lbs. • WW: 724 lbs.<br />
Sire: JA L1 Domino 9213 • Sire of Dam: FH Master Plan 504<br />
This is one of the stoutest bulls we have raised. His sire, JA<br />
L1 Domino 9213, a CL1 Domino 484 son, excells in all<br />
performance and carcass traits. Plenty of pigment here.<br />
LOT 7 — IH Sandmand 3848 LF<br />
Reg. #: 42437144 • BD: 9/9/03<br />
Sire: SR Sandman 521 • Sire of Dam: JA L1 Domino 503 2ET<br />
BW 4.9 WW 52 YW 87 M 19 M&G 45<br />
A fall calf purchased at Imig’s fall dispersal. The dam has a ton of<br />
milk and he is really thick.<br />
LOT 8 — FH 7358 L1 Domino 347<br />
Reg. #: 42413759 • BD: 5/6/03<br />
Sire: OXH 5125 Domino 7358 • Sire of Dam: CL 1 Domino 5131E<br />
BW 5.8 WW 39 YW 66 M 18 M&G 37<br />
Super trim made yearling. His sire has sired previous 4-U sale<br />
toppers.<br />
BW +3.8<br />
WW +41<br />
YW +80<br />
Milk +19<br />
M&G +40<br />
FH 026K L1 Domino 418 Reg. #: 42519169<br />
BD: 3/16/04 • BW: 95 lbs. • WW: 748 lbs.<br />
Sire: HH Advance 026K 1ET • Sire of Dam: UU Yampa Dom 6016<br />
This calf is super thick from end to end. His mother is Van<br />
Newkirk bred and is very feminine and efficient. She weaned<br />
off 55% of her body weight. Another 026K calf that pushes<br />
down the scales.<br />
LOT 2 — FH L1 Domino 425 AF<br />
Reg. #: 42519160 • BD: 3/20/04<br />
BW: 94 lbs. • WW: 728 lbs.<br />
Sire: RCH Big Sky 2044 • Sire of Dam: ST Star Mark 988<br />
BW 4.0 WW 40 YW 69 M 19 M&G 39<br />
A long sided, trim made calf out of an excellent uddered mother.<br />
LOT 4 — FH 026K L1 Domino 414<br />
Reg. #: 42519175 • BD: 2/25/04<br />
BW: 94 lbs. • WW: 723 lbs.<br />
Sire: HH Advance 026K 1ET Sire of Dam: BP Master Plan ET<br />
BW 3.6 WW 38 YW 70 M 13 M&G 32<br />
An HH Advance 026K calf out of an 11 year old cow. Clean<br />
made with a lot of muscle through his rear quarter.<br />
LOT 6 — FH L1 Domino 429<br />
Reg. #: 42519154 • BD: 3/23/04<br />
BW: 96 lbs. • WW: 719 lbs.<br />
Sire: KB L1 Domino 1135 • Sire of Dam: UU Yampa Dom 6016<br />
BW 4.3 WW 36 YW 72 M 26 M&G 44<br />
His sire has produced excellent IMF data. 1135’s IMF EPD is<br />
+.23. His dam is another top Van Newkirk bred cow. She<br />
weaned off 53% of her body weight.<br />
For more information contact:<br />
Gary, Kirsten, Megan,<br />
Lindsey and Aaron Friedt<br />
Rt. 3, Box 31 • Mott, ND 58646<br />
701/824-2300<br />
e-mail: gfriedt@hotmail.com<br />
about five years and is doing very well<br />
with their product.<br />
While the product is similar to Certified<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong> Beef don’t confuse the two companies—there<br />
are some major differences.<br />
Ridgefield’s clientele is primarily the<br />
high-end restaurant trade along with country<br />
clubs and small niche market grocery<br />
stores. (See page 5 for a few photos.)<br />
After a whirlwind equity drive within<br />
the state of South Dakota this summer $19<br />
million dollars was raised to fund construction<br />
of its own state-of the art, beef<br />
processing facility in Huron, SD. Yes,<br />
building! Not only has this increased the<br />
awareness of the <strong>Hereford</strong> breed, its benefits<br />
in a crossbreeding program and the<br />
absolutely fabulous beef our breed produces,<br />
it is giving cattle producers in South<br />
Dakota and the surrounding states another<br />
avenue to market their beef. If you or anyone<br />
you know would like back issues of<br />
our paper in which we ran news features<br />
on this project please contact us. We<br />
would be glad to send the articles to you.<br />
You can also access information and construction<br />
photos on the company’s website<br />
at www.rfsd.com<br />
Everywhere we go people are asking us<br />
questions about the new packing plant. I’d<br />
like to address some of the more frequently<br />
asked questions here. First of all,<br />
construction is on schedule. At the present<br />
time all of the site preparation has been<br />
finished and closed up for the winter.<br />
Concrete will be poured in early spring.<br />
Another frequently asked question is<br />
about out of state cattle. They will be taking<br />
out of state cattle. I think there is some<br />
confusion on this point due to the SD Certified<br />
Program which I will address later.<br />
At 600+ head per day Ridgefield will be<br />
procuring cattle from outside the state of<br />
South Dakota. The breed requirements for<br />
their Premium <strong>Hereford</strong> Beef line, which<br />
is estimated to make up 40% of their daily<br />
harvest, is at least 50% <strong>Hereford</strong> with the<br />
remainder being another English breed<br />
such as Angus, Red Angus, South Devon<br />
or Shorthorn.<br />
The proposed South Dakota Certified<br />
program which is a state-endorsed program<br />
is primarily a marketing system for<br />
beef from South Dakota. In a nutshell the<br />
program stamps its South Dakota Certified<br />
label on beef from cattle that are born,<br />
raised, fed and processed in the state of<br />
South Dakota. The idea of cattle being<br />
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